Stephan Bisaha

Stephan Bisaha covers economic mobility for the Gulf States Newsroom, a regional collaboration between NPR and member stations in Alabama (WBHM), Mississippi (MPB) and Louisiana (WWNO and WRKF). He reports on the systemic drivers of poverty in the region, the labor movement and economic development. His Utility Bill of the Month series won the newsroom a National Murrow for Investigative Reporter in the Large Radio Market.

Before joining the team, Stephan spent three years as an education reporter for the Kansas News Service, a network of member stations in Kansas. He also spent a year as a Kroc Fellow for NPR, where he did the data analysis for an investigation into the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, produced Weekend Edition and reported in Birmingham.

He was born and raised in New Jersey. His hobbies include cooking, improv and way too book clubs.